Tres ante las sombras
1932
Oskar Schlemmer was the Bauhaus school's resident puppet master of painting, obsessed with turning humans into geometric shapes. In this 1932 work, he presents a mysterious trio: a woman with fiery red curls standing stiffly in a blue dress, a large brown oval that looks like a floating head or shield, and a profile face resting at the bottom like a bust. The dark, shadowy background makes the figures pop out like actors on a dimly lit stage, reflecting Schlemmer's deep love for theater and dance. It’s a visual puzzle where people are reduced to their essential forms, almost like living sculptures.
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